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Hi, I have 4 Emerald Ameivas for about 3 - 4 months. I was pretty lucky, they started mating about a week after I got them home. Anyway I am pretty sure I have at least 2 females because both of my smaller ones, looked gravid after several weeks of mating. The first female laid her eggs but I couldn't find them in the tank. The only reason I knew was she looked thinner again and the big males kept finding the eggs and eating them. So that was rough.

Anyway good news, the second girl laid her eggs several days ago and this time I only had one eggs eaten before finally finding the rest of them. They are in my incubator now but I have no idea what temperatures, how long till they hatch, etc.

Anyone have any luck hatching these and any recommendations?? I have Uromastyx also, so I am incubating at their specs, around 88°, and around 90% humidity, since I can't find Ameiva info.

Any direction would be appreciated!!

Hi,

I bred this species several times in the eighties.
Eggs initially need high humidity but are very sensitive against that when it comes to hatching.
I had best results starting with quite moist vermiculite, let it slightly dry out within the next weeks and at constant temps around 28 °C transfer the eggs around day 50 to almost dry vermiculite at 80% relative air humidity. At constantly 28° hatchlings normally open eggs between day 65 and 80.

Good luck

Ingo